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Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

I have no back story to this event other than needing money because I got hit by a truck and need to fix my car.

We got to the event, I had received my two Japanese foil Deathmark that I ordered through a teammate (GetsickandDie). While filling out my decklist we realize he had forgotten his deck on his desk. He was forced to play Affinity.

Game Two: I open Gemstone Mine, Brainstorm, Infernal Tutor, Duress, Pyroblast, City of Brass, Dark Ritual. He leads with Island, Cursecatcher. I draw Ponder. I play City of Brass, Ponder. Looking at Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame, Chrome Mox. He plays a Standstill. We play draw go until I’m at 11. My hand at this point in time is Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Duress, Duress, Orim’s Chant, Lion’s Eye Diamond, Infernal Tutor. I have 4 lands in play. I play Dark Ritual, Duress, Dark Ritual, Duress, Orim’s Chant. He uses Curse Catcher. I pay, it resolves. Lion’s Eye Diamond, Infernal Tutor, Ad Nauseam. Draw a ton of cards, play a ton of cards, win.

2-0
2-0

Round Three: Landstill

Game One: I open with Chrome Mox, Burning Wish, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame, Dark Ritual, Burning Wish. He opens with Tundra, go. I draw a City of Brass. I play City of Brass, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Chrome Mox (Imprint: Burning Wish), Rite of Flame, Lotus Petal, Burning Wish, Empty the Warrens. Empty the Warrens gets there.

Sideboarding: -2 Mystical Tutor, -1 Ill-Gotten Gains, +3 Pyroblast.

Game Two: I mulligan to 5. City of Brass, Duress, Pyroblast, Rite of Flame, Rite of Flame. He plays an early standstill, plays 2 wastelands. Beats me with a couple of factories to death.

Game Three: I mulligan to six. I open a hand of Duress, Pyroblast, Pyroblast, Underground Sea, gemstone Mine, Dark Ritual, Ponder. I play Underground Sea, Ponder. Looking at Brainstorm, Chrome Mox, Dark Ritual. He plays Fetchland, go. I play Gemstone Mine, Duress. He brainstorms in response. I pyroblast. I see, Force, Fact or Fiction, Standstill, Standstill, Meddling Mage, lands. I take Force. He plays Meddling Mage on Tendrils. I draw pass. He plays Factory Standstill, starts to attack. I draw, go. He beats me to death, while I sit on my thumb.

Game Two: I keep a hand of Burning Wish, Burning Wish, Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame, Orim’s Chant, Gemstone Mine, City of Brass. He starts with a Noble Hierarch. I Draw a Lion’s Eye Diamond. He plays a Gaddock Teeg, swings one. I draw a Lotus Petal, Pass. He plays a Kira. I draw a City of Brass, pass. He plays a Rhox War Monk. I draw a Rite of Flame. I chant, it get’s forced. I play out my mana, Burning Wish, Grapeshot (target Teeg 3 times), the rest at him. Play my other Wish, Diminishing Returns. GARBAGE. I die to dudes.

Game Three: We both Mulligan to five. I open, City of Brass, Gemstone Mine, Dark Ritual, Burning Wish, Deathmark. I open with land go. He plays land, vial go. I play land go. Land Goyf go. I draw a land, go. I play, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Deathmark, Rite of Flame, Burning Wish, Empty the Warrens. He plays Grunt and vials in Avenger. I bash in, he eventually empties out the yards, I stay Hellbent, rip Infernal Tutor, for Burning Wish, Grapeshot.

Game One: It goes to about turn 4 with not much action, he plays a Trinket Mage for Chalice, sets it at 0. I end of Turn Brainstorm, putting back Mox and Lion's Eye Diamond. I mystical for Dark Ritual. I Chant him, he has 2 cards left in hand, I go all in, it's Force of Will - Spell Snare.

Sideboarding: -2 Mystical Tutor, -1 Ill-Gotten Gains, +3 Pyroblast.

Game Two: I mulligan to six, go all in on turn two without protection, he kicks my teeth in with Force of Will and friends.

6-2-1
11-8-1

In the end I got 150$ for the event...

Props:
Trevor for making 9th with Affinity, a deck he didn't plan on playing.
Tony T's Awesome Pizza.
Storm Combo.
Eli's.
Winning a 5 person EDH Game round 6.
Geoff Smelski, for being the dick so I didn't have to.
Adam Phillips, for giving me a ride home after Nat bailed.

Slops:
Colin (Di), not playing TES.
Nat for leaving.
Double Force of Will on turn 4.
Car accidents.
People who don't shower.
Adam Phillips for charging me 10$.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

I have to say congrats on your 2nd place finish. Like GetSickAndDie mentioned, "EPIC" game three against Bant. Ripping wins like that make me love the deck.

The only questions I have are concerning the SB plans you made against Merfolk and Ultimate Walker. What was the reason for siding out Mystical Tutors as opposed to the regular BS and Ponder? Why did you keep the 4th Mox in against Ultimate Walker?

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

Originally Posted by BackDr0p

I have to say congrats on your 2nd place finish. Like GetSickAndDie mentioned, "EPIC" game three against Bant. Ripping wins like that make me love the deck.

The only questions I have are concerning the SB plans you made against Merfolk and Ultimate Walker. What was the reason for siding out Mystical Tutors as opposed to the regular BS and Ponder? Why did you keep the 4th Mox in against Ultimate Walker?

Because I don't like to board out initial mana sources when I'm boarding out IGG. Mystical Tutor is weak. There's no singletons that you need to fetch against blue decks. Brainstorms and Ponders are better for stabilizing and sculpting your hands.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

You sir, have go to be the luckiest storm combo player ever. Every report there are at least 4 games that end in "rip card X off the top to win!" Congrats on the finish.

Don't forget the whole "never playing through Counterbalance" part either. But hey, way to smack around Zoo.

Originally Posted by MacGruber

Look, I will suck your dick. I will suck your fucking dick. I will do it, just join my team. I’ll suck your dick. You can fuck me or get fucked by me. You can watch me fuck something. Just point at something, I’ll fuck it for you. Just tell me what you want me to fuck!

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

Game Two: I keep a hand of Burning Wish, Burning Wish, Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame, Orim’s Chant, Gemstone Mine, City of Brass.

...

He plays a Gaddock Teeg

...

I chant, it get’s forced.

o rly?

Originally Posted by nitewolf9

I can show up whenever I vomit off my hangover and get rid of the passed out females who's naked bodies will be sprawled out all over my condo. Oh wait, I'm engaged. FUCK.

Well in that case I can be there at like 2 then, I guess.

Originally Posted by IAmTheBestEver

I built my car with my bare hands. It has 32 engines and 17 gas pedals so I can go extra-turbo fast. I sold it for a million dollars and then stole it from the guy using my super computer that can hack into any car in the world as long as I built it. Now I speed down the highway listening to Bruce Springsteen at max volume and flipping off other drivers.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

Game One: I open with Chrome Mox, Burning Wish, Lotus Petal, Dark Ritual, Rite of Flame, Dark Ritual, Burning Wish. He opens with Tundra, go. I draw a City of Brass. I play City of Brass, Dark Ritual, Dark Ritual, Chrome Mox (Imprint: Burning Wish), Rite of Flame, Lotus Petal, Burning Wish, Empty the Warrens. Empty the Warrens gets there.

You would have lost either to Spell Snare or Fow in there, but also EE, Wrath of God. What kind of fucking Landstill was it? And most of all, does anyone in your area play fucking White Stax or fucking Dragon Stompy? You'd get crushed by them.
However, it's amazing how reading your reports you open perfect hands, opponents never have counters when you go off protection-less (well, almost), and it seems in general that TES is really consistent. Of course, as soon as i try it out by myself i open 2-chrome mox lands or -really- shitty 7s, which makes me abandon the deck. I'm beginning to think that you can recognize your cards from their thickness (being all of them foil) and somehow stack them to always draw killer hands . Or you're just the biggest lucksack eva, and you only can play the deck. Well, i'll take the second.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

CONGRATULATIONS!

Originally Posted by Piceli89

You would have lost either to Spell Snare or Fow in there, but also EE, Wrath of God. What kind of fucking Landstill was it? And most of all, does anyone in your area play fucking White Stax or fucking Dragon Stompy? You'd get crushed by them.
However, it's amazing how reading your reports you open perfect hands, opponents never have counters when you go off protection-less (well, almost), and it seems in general that TES is really consistent. Of course, as soon as i try it out by myself i open 2-chrome mox lands or -really- shitty 7s, which makes me abandon the deck. I'm beginning to think that you can recognize your cards from their thickness (being all of them foil) and somehow stack them to always draw killer hands . Or you're just the biggest lucksack eva, and you only can play the deck. Well, i'll take the second.

...But still, cogratulations.

1. Wrath of God couldn't matter turn1 EtW tokens and many landstill builds are without Spell Snare. The probability of not having any FOW (4 total) in the opening 7 and not having any EE in the opening 9 (3 total) is 36%. Bryant did lose that round.
2. Not expecting Stax and Stompy builds belongs to the metagame knowledge. Obviously 2 Deathmarks have served him strictly better than 1 Shattering Spree and 1 Hurkyl's Recall.
3. I was amazed by Bryant's luck in some of his earlier reports. This time, however, it appeared to be fair enough. I had the feeling that Bryant intentionally tested Diminishing Returns which turned out to be rather mediocre. It seems that unless knowing the opponent capable of dealing with EtW tokens, EtW is a preferable wish target than Diminishing Returns, regardless of the floating mana. Bryant, would you agree on that?
4. I am as curious as you are on Bryant's secret techs. However, if there were any, it would always be kept confidantially.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

Originally Posted by Piceli89

You would have lost either to Spell Snare or Fow in there, but also EE, Wrath of God. What kind of fucking Landstill was it?...

It was the normal kind :P. To be fair it was the first turn of the game so I had no land in play for Snare or CS, unfortunately no force in hand, and I didn't draw an EE. ...14 turn 1 goblins kills you faster than Wrath of God can come down.

Re: Storming to Second Place - Eli's 10/17/09

Don't forget the whole "never playing through Counterbalance" part either. But hey, way to smack around Zoo.

Thanks. I'm very proud.

I don't think there was any counterbalance decks even there. I didn't see any where I was sitting anyway.

Originally Posted by Obfuscate Freely

o rly?

For sure. I should've caught that.

Originally Posted by Piceli89

You would have lost either to Spell Snare or Fow in there, but also EE, Wrath of God. What kind of fucking Landstill was it? And most of all, does anyone in your area play fucking White Stax or fucking Dragon Stompy? You'd get crushed by them.
However, it's amazing how reading your reports you open perfect hands, opponents never have counters when you go off protection-less (well, almost), and it seems in general that TES is really consistent. Of course, as soon as i try it out by myself i open 2-chrome mox lands or -really- shitty 7s, which makes me abandon the deck. I'm beginning to think that you can recognize your cards from their thickness (being all of them foil) and somehow stack them to always draw killer hands . Or you're just the biggest lucksack eva, and you only can play the deck. Well, i'll take the second.

...But still, cogratulations.

1.) I didn't know it was Landstill from Tundra go. But hey, you've got to roll some dice sometimes. I assumed it had Force, but he didn't.

2.) There was a Stax Variant there played by Norm (Braves bunch of numbers - he's a mod). But I don't run into bad match-ups.

3.) What can I say? I'm awesome. Also, I did my fair share of mulliganing in this event (twice to five, twice to six). I don't always open perfect hands.

4.) As for being lucky, try harder. Seriously.

Originally Posted by The Pharmacist

Bryant your a fuck head. I don't get any props for giving you a ride home when your own team left you at Elis. Don't ask me for a ride ever again.